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Crib to toddler bed..

klw1215 wrote:

I know to some, my son 2 year old son would be "too old" to be in a crib, but he just never sits still and won't fall asleep anywhere else. We are having another boy in Feb and i want him to be transitioned into sleeping in his toddler bedm How did you mommas transition your toddlers into a toddler bed?

My twins were over 30 months when we transitioned them. They have convertible cribs, so we were able to take the front off and have them still in the beds they were used to. We tried using the pool noodles as a bumper, but DD moved around so much she ended up just pushing in down off the side and then would fall out of bed. We ended up getting the bed rails, but I could not find the toddler bed sized ones in the stores, so I had to order on-line. I also bought a toddler alarm clock (if you Google, there are plenty to choose from) that has a bunny playing and a bunny sleeping. When we first took the crib side off, we showed them bunny and explained when he is sleeping they need to stay in bed until he wakes up. It took a few days and a lot of trips into the room to reinforce the rules, but they caught on. There are days I hear them wake up early and talk to one another and they don't come out of their room until "bunny wakes up."

That clock idea is adorable! Thank you! We have a convertible bed for our son, I planned on turning it into a toddler bed but since were having another I decided to just buy a toddler bed and use the crib for the new baby.

My son fell out of his crib when he was 18 months. We took the rail off the crib that night and put a guard rail on the bed. The first week was a little rough, but we kept him on a routine and within a week he was going to sleep fine by himself. We do have a gate for his room though. Our room is upstairs and his is downstairs, and we didn't want him trying to climb the stairs in the middle of the night. He's almost three now and we've moved him into a new room with a twin bed and guardrail since we have another on the way and need the crib. The gate is up on his new room too. He's never tried to climb over it.

Ds has been in a twin bed since 18 months he is just over 2 now was a fairly easy transition for us but I think it depends how well your child deals with change if he is fine in his crib and your cool with it leave it be

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@klw1215 My son will be three in a few months and is still in his crib. We know it's time to transition but are super reluctant because he is a crazy sleeper and rolls every direction, but he sleeps really well. We are dreading it because we are worried about messing up his sleep habits and have a hard time believing he will nap when not confined to his crib (he rolls around a plays for a bit before falling asleep). Sorry, not helping or answering

Dd turned two on the 24th and we tried it this past weekend and it was aweful. She was terrified and cried inconsolable the moment we put her back in the bed. We had the todsler rail and all. I made dh put the crib back up because I couldnt take it. the moment she saw the crib back up she said daddy foxes my bed and went right to sleep.

My son never used a toddler bed. I moved him out of his crib and into a twin bed when he was 13 months. I didn't use a bed frame just the box spring. I stayed with him the first few nights till he fell asleep. If he woke up at night he would come to my room and I would take him right back to his bed.

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My DD was 17 months when we transitioned to a toddler bed. We needed the crib for her sister. We put the mattress on the floor for about 2, maybe 3 days tops. then we moved the mattress on to the toddler bed frame. She did great with that. Hardly had to get up to put her back in her bed at all. Now her little sister is 17 months and we are contemplating the transition of crib to bed. She has a crib that changes into a day bed. We tried a few weeks ago since she has been trying to nap on her sisters toddler bed. She kept getting out of her bed and going to her sisters so we put the side rail back on. We are going to wait a bit longer before we try again.

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@klw1215 We just transitioned our 19 mo old into a toddler bed this weekend (her crib transitions). We hyped her up about a big girl bed, and she got to choose which sheet to put on there and her stuffed animal. Nap was a big fail the first day, but that night I layed with her until she fell asleep. She woke up in the middle of the night for about 3 nights, but is now sleeping through the night again. Just hype it up and have fun! I bawled by the way, but she's loved it. I'm also relieved because we have another LO due this spring. Good luck!

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